January 17, 2017
God Loves Humility
“He saves the humble.” Psalm 149:4 With the same intensity that He hates arrogance, God
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January 10, 2017
DARE
A few years ago, I kicked New Year’s resolutions to the curb. I was tired of the guilt, of never making it past January with even one resolution. Instead, each year I choose one word to focus on, with the hope that God would develop it in my life.
Read more..January 8, 2017
Grace to Keep on Yielding
“For God is at work within you, helping you want to obey him, and then
Read more..January 5, 2017
Where is God?
It is important to recognize that God dwells in a different realm. He occupies another dimension. “My thoughts are not like your thoughts. Your ways are not like my ways. Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8–9).
Read more..December 1, 2016
How to Foster True Friendships
All people long to be in genuine relationships. God created us with this need, as we were not meant to live in isolation. Our world is so driven by technology that many people today try to ease their loneliness through computer relationships. However, this can never satisfy or compare to the human fellowship that the Creator designed. But healthy friendships don't just happen. They require intentional effort.
Read more..November 23, 2016
Keep Your Lips From Speaking Lies!
Lying is wrong and does not please God. We cannot lie and be filled with His Spirit at the same time. Jesus said, “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth” (3 John 1:4).
Read more..November 20, 2016
Looking Unto Jesus
When things hurt, I’ve learned I have options. Go home. Meditate on my hurts until I start imagining I’m having chest pains—or—I can keep running and watch the sun come up.
Read more..November 16, 2016
Salvation by Faith and Not Works
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9
Read more..November 14, 2016
Connected
“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you,” Luke 11:9 I had been praying for her for six months. I had been praying that we would connect on a spiritual level and last week it happened.
Read more..November 10, 2016
Let Me Hear Your Word and Obey
Father, I pray today that I see the parts of my life where I am not being obedient to your word. Lord let me repent of this today, truly want to turn from these sins, and seek only your face, and your presence.
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